Lasagne Sheets

The problem with pasta is that high carbohydrate means high calories. We overcame this in our spaghetti bolognese recipe by using Udon Noodles in place of proper spaghetti. However, we've been fancying a lasagne recently and since noodles can't really be used in this case, we had to find an alternative.

We were thinking of using courgette or other vegetables in place of lasagne sheets, but we really wanted more of an 'authentic' dish.

Sainsbury's to the rescue!

We have been looking at many different brands of lasagne sheets from different supermarkets and have settled on 'Sainsbury's High Fibre White Lasagne Sheets'. These are not quite the lowest calorie pasta sheets we have found, but we were attracted to them because of the high fibre content.

After poking around in a calculator with all the nutritional figures, we have worked out that using 2 sheets in a portion would result in approximately 140 calories, or 3 ProPoints. Add in some lean turkey mince bolognese, some Bisto White Sauce and a small portion of cheese and we think we can do a decent sized portion of fresh, homemade lasagne for around 300-350 calories, or 7-8 ProPoints.

Look out for our recipe coming soon!